The Hippos of Lake Urema By Jen Guyton I scanned the shadows in the gray pre-dawn light, my senses on high alert as I listened for the crackling of twigs beneath a heavy hoof or the throaty sawing huff of a leopard on a sunrise prowl. After a few minutes, feeling sure the coast was cl

Going Back in Time Four Decades Baseline observations help scientists measure the health of an ecosystem. A lot has changed since the floodplain had its last review, so it is time for a check up. In this episode of “Gorongosa Field Notes,” ecologists Tyler Coverdale and Ty

Huffington Post January 21, 2015 By Rob Pringle Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University As we have all become acutely aware over the past few years, the United States government loves to collect data. Lots of data. In the present, that can seem

Young Women Take on Lion Conservation in Mozambique By Paola Bouley, Projecto Leões da Gorongosa The late Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental activist, Wangari Maathai, once said “It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little th

Satellites, Spies, and Savanna Science By Josh Daskin Doing ecology in new and exciting places sometimes means that perfect historical data aren’t readily available for comparison with the present, and more creative efforts might be in order. As part of my PhD dissertation with the Pr

Mozambique, Africa – In 2005 a tourist arrived for his first ever visit to Gorongosa. The Rangers at the entry gate suggested that he turn around because there would be nothing to see. Stubbornly, he persisted. He spent six hours driving around Gorongosa and saw, precisely, 1 baboon,

Mozambique, Africa – Gorongosa National Park, represented by its Warden Mateus Mutemba and the President of “Gorongosa Restoration Project” (GRP) and member of Gorongosa Oversight Committee Greg Carr, recently signed in Maputo a partnership agreement with SOICO Group repre

The Guide, a documentary short featuring E.O. Wilson, is a coming-of-age tale set against the restoration of a war-torn national park in Mozambique. Raised near Gorongosa National Park, young Tonga Torcida dreams of becoming a tour guide. But when he meets famed biologist E.O. Wilson,

After meeting and working with Professor Wilson I fell in to passion the same way that someone falls asleep: gradually and suddenly, from one moment to another.—Tonga Torcida This fall U.S. high school biology students are watching the documentary short film, The Guide, a coming-of-ag

Mozambique, Africa – Gorongosa National Park Administrator Mateus Mutemba recently visited Maputo’s Museum of Natural History on a very special mission. He presented four wooden boxes to the Director of the Museum, Dr. Lucilia Chuquela. Each box contained a colorful array of insects c